So she quit her desk job and now works as a bartender in the daytime and a cocktail waitress at night for around VND16 million a month. "I don’t dare tell my parents about my real job," she said. "I just told them generally that I worked in the food and beverage industry." After four years of study, and hundreds of millions of dong, Hien said her undergraduate degree in law has given her no help in finding a job that can pay for her daily cost of living. And university graduates like Hien that cannot make a living with their bachelor’s degrees are not rare in Vietnam these days. A recent report by the Ho Chi Minh City Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information showed that less than 20% of positions being hired for in HCMC are seeking applicants holding university degrees or the equivalent. Meanwhile, around 85% of potential workers seeking employment are university degree holders. Labor market reports have pointed out that labor needs in sectors such as … [Read more...] about University degrees don’t help make a living